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tvje · 06-06-2005, 04:57 PM

I don't know about you guys, but I am going to miss TVTOME when it ceases to excist later this month.

I checked out its replacement website, www.tv.com not even close to TVTOME. They don't have Notes for the episode guide. I am sad TVTOME is leaving. Why are they are taking it away?

TripperFan · 06-06-2005, 05:00 PM

Wow - I didn't know it was being shutdown. Bummer!

Must not be making money I guess.

gilligan fanatic · 06-06-2005, 06:38 PM

I checked it out as well its a lot more confusing then TV Tome. by the way at the bottom of each episode section it does have the quote page and ones like it

Coory · 06-06-2005, 11:10 PM

It takes a while to get used to but once you get used to it youll like it better then TV Tome. It has more features. But SO will always rule.

Superstar · 06-07-2005, 04:01 AM

TVTome sucks. TV.com is way better

Raisingdad2004 · 06-07-2005, 04:23 AM

I prefer TV Tome, and this is just first impression.

The Design is overpowering, It has Ad's on the Background. Overall it's too flashy.

And TV Tome's friendly URL'S are gone, while TV Tomes URL'S weren't so User Friendly they were Search Engine Friendly - without that, this site could have a hard time getting allot of pages listed.

~*Emma*~ · 06-07-2005, 04:37 AM

I dunno. tv.com is pretty cool, but nothing beats the original.

~*Emma*~ · 06-07-2005, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*Emma*~

I dunno. tv.com is pretty cool, but nothing beats the original.

I changed my mind. Don't like tv.com at ALL!

It won't let me register with a hotmail email addy.

tvfan0101 · 06-07-2005, 07:08 AM

I read about TV Tome switching over to TV.com a month or so ago. I did not like it then and I like it even less now. TV.com has an awful, awful design. Hardly user friendly at all. It was simple and fast to get to around the TV Tome layout. With TV.com you have to wonder just what they were thinking when they laid things out.

Raisingdad2004 · 06-07-2005, 08:59 AM

It does have some nice features, but is crowded with allot of not needed junk.
The colors certainly are hard on the peepers.

Ant-Lox · 06-07-2005, 12:02 PM

TV.com looks bad......its too dark...i better save some pages from TVTOME while i can....

MotownMurph · 06-07-2005, 12:48 PM

From a web design standpoint, TV.com is actually very nice (my only major complaint is that the scrolling action of a lot of pages is slow). The graphical layout is appealing and yes, the ads are flashy, esp. the ones in the background, but CNET does have to make money. (I am actually a web designer, so TV Tome looked "amateur-ish" for me in its design.) It is different from TV Tome, but different doesn't have to mean bad...it just takes some getting used to. The navigation scheme was actually pretty clear-cut for me, (it actually isn't different from TV Tome, just in the way it is visually laid out), and I LOVE some of the interactive features, such as show/episode ratings and the ability to "add" a show to your profile and track it. I do not like that the episode notes are gone, but that's where we come in, since TV.com is supposed to make it easy to submit that kind of information. Still yet, I also like how the site can give you "similar" matches because real TV fanatics will love seeing what other shows they could get into, and I like the "Top Episodes" feature!

Overall, I think TV.com will turn out to be a vast improvement over the old site, once everyone spends some time with it and gets used to it.

Raisingdad2004 · 06-07-2005, 01:37 PM

Well, the Design is fully XHTML Transitional Compliant so thats a plus for people on different browsers, but it does not use mod_rewrite like TV Tome did, although I would assume the HTML files are fake - mod_rewrite, there are still URL'S with query strings, especially on the forums.

Superstar · 06-07-2005, 01:47 PM

The design looks alot better than TV Tome's did. Its so much more attractive.

dawsongirl · 06-07-2005, 04:59 PM

Hmm...looks promising. Except the page on the episode guide won't scroll.

06-06-2005, 04:57 PM	#1
tvje Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 26, 2002 Posts: 1,402	R.I.P. TVTOME I don't know about you guys, but I am going to miss TVTOME when it ceases to excist later this month. I checked out its replacement website, www.tv.com not even close to TVTOME. They don't have Notes for the episode guide. I am sad TVTOME is leaving. Why are they are taking it away?
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06-06-2005, 05:00 PM	#2
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06-06-2005, 06:38 PM	#3
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06-06-2005, 11:10 PM	#4
Coory Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 11, 2004 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 423	It takes a while to get used to but once you get used to it youll like it better then TV Tome. It has more features. But SO will always rule.
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06-07-2005, 04:23 AM	#6
Raisingdad2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 05, 2004 Posts: 715	I prefer TV Tome, and this is just first impression. The Design is overpowering, It has Ad's on the Background. Overall it's too flashy. And TV Tome's friendly URL'S are gone, while TV Tomes URL'S weren't so User Friendly they were Search Engine Friendly - without that, this site could have a hard time getting allot of pages listed.
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06-07-2005, 04:01 AM	#5
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	TVTome sucks. TV.com is way better

06-07-2005, 04:37 AM	#7
~Emma~ -------------------- Senior Member Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 2,761	I dunno. tv.com is pretty cool, but nothing beats the original.

06-07-2005, 07:08 AM	#9
tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	I read about TV Tome switching over to TV.com a month or so ago. I did not like it then and I like it even less now. TV.com has an awful, awful design. Hardly user friendly at all. It was simple and fast to get to around the TV Tome layout. With TV.com you have to wonder just what they were thinking when they laid things out.

06-07-2005, 08:59 AM	#10
Raisingdad2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 05, 2004 Posts: 715	It does have some nice features, but is crowded with allot of not needed junk. The colors certainly are hard on the peepers.

06-07-2005, 12:02 PM	#11
Ant-Lox Cloud Watcher Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,824	TV.com looks bad......its too dark...i better save some pages from TVTOME while i can....
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06-07-2005, 12:48 PM	#12
MotownMurph Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 11, 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 47	From a web design standpoint, TV.com is actually very nice (my only major complaint is that the scrolling action of a lot of pages is slow). The graphical layout is appealing and yes, the ads are flashy, esp. the ones in the background, but CNET does have to make money. (I am actually a web designer, so TV Tome looked "amateur-ish" for me in its design.) It is different from TV Tome, but different doesn't have to mean bad...it just takes some getting used to. The navigation scheme was actually pretty clear-cut for me, (it actually isn't different from TV Tome, just in the way it is visually laid out), and I LOVE some of the interactive features, such as show/episode ratings and the ability to "add" a show to your profile and track it. I do not like that the episode notes are gone, but that's where we come in, since TV.com is supposed to make it easy to submit that kind of information. Still yet, I also like how the site can give you "similar" matches because real TV fanatics will love seeing what other shows they could get into, and I like the "Top Episodes" feature! Overall, I think TV.com will turn out to be a vast improvement over the old site, once everyone spends some time with it and gets used to it.
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06-07-2005, 01:37 PM	#13
Raisingdad2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 05, 2004 Posts: 715	Well, the Design is fully XHTML Transitional Compliant so thats a plus for people on different browsers, but it does not use mod_rewrite like TV Tome did, although I would assume the HTML files are fake - mod_rewrite, there are still URL'S with query strings, especially on the forums.

06-07-2005, 01:47 PM	#14
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	The design looks alot better than TV Tome's did. Its so much more attractive.

06-07-2005, 04:59 PM	#15
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,134	Hmm...looks promising. Except the page on the episode guide won't scroll.